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She knew she couldn't hide forever. That the bell was eventually gonna ring, or somebody was gonna come and try to talk to her. But she couldn't believe it. She had moved away from Chicago to get away from him, and when she finally moves back, she ends up working with him. What was she gonna do? She couldn't go on everyday and act like nothing happened!

"Chief wants to see everyone in the common room" she heard a voice, she couldn't quite make out in the daze she was in, say.

"Thanks for coming everyone. I just got word from headquarters that there will be a big firefighters vs. police football game coming up. We need players as well as cheerleaders to sign up. And I expect that each and everyone of you will"

"Turns out we got a high school cheer captain in the house now Chief." said Ryan looking at Gabby, Gabby's face turned to complete shock. She couldn't believe that he just said that, but then again she could.

"I haven't done any of that in a long long time." Gabby said

"Well then, we're gonna change that" Chief Boden said "Brett you cheering too?"

"I uhh.. I'll think about it."

"Okay, well here's a sign up sheet. Dawson, I'll call headquarters and let them know you're willing to help coach and cheer correct?"

"Yes, Chief" Gabby said, furious, glaring at Ryan.

"Ryan, can I talk to you for a minute."

"Of course"

They stepped out in the hallway right outside the common room.

"What were you thinking? Or were you not thinking. Who gives you the right to volunteer me for stuff anymore? You lost that right when I gave the ring back!"

"Yea, were you gonna volunteer anyway? And if I recall correctly, I didn't ask you to give the ring back, you chose to give the ring back."

"Because you cheated on me" Gabby said a little to loudly getting some peoples attention.

"I'm starting to think this has less to do with the fact that I volunteered you to cheer and more to do with the fact that you still mad at me for something I did 3 years ago!" He said now both of them yelling.

"And what if it does. Don't I have a right to be mad. I didn't deserve what you did to me. I loved you. And I was hurt. I still am hurt. I never got over you. I gave the ring to you and left for L.A. didn't talk to anyone. I never had any closure. Then walking in here and seeing you. Brought back all the memories I NEVER wanted to remember again!"

"If you wanted closure you should have gave me a chance to explain myself, instead of throwing the ring at me and leaving"

"What was I supposed to do, I walked in on you cheating on me, was I just supposed to accept that and pretend everything was okay? You broke my heart! What was there to explain?"

Just then it all clicked, that was Gabby Dawson, cheer captain at his and Ryan's old high school. Gabby Dawson, Ryan's ex. He didn't know how it didn't click before. She had changed a lot since high school. He was friends with her in high school, but they weren't close. Kelly was Ryan's friend, so he was Gabby's too. After high school he lost touch with both of them and just got back in touch with Ryan when he started at 51 a couple years ago, not recognizing him at first either. They had both changed so much.

Severide stepped out into the hall.

"I think this is a conversation the two of you need to have OFF shift."

They then realized that they had been yelling at each other in ear shot of everyone in the firehouse. Gabby walked off toward the bathroom crying. Ryan walked off mad. Kelly figured it would be easier to talk to Gabby, and it would give him an excuse to talk to her, which he was dying to do. He liked her.

"Hey are you okay?"

"Yea, I'm fine. Just need a minute."

"I remember you now."

"From where? I can't remember where I know you from."

"High school"

"Star linebacker, Kelly Severide?"

"That's me!"

"So, I guess you're playing in the game vs PD?"

"Yea, but that's not what I came to talk about. What's going on with you and Ryan? What happened to you guys? You two had plans to spend you entire lives together"

"Yea, I guess he just didn't turn out to be the person I thought he was. The person I had envisioned my life with. I guess you kinda heard the rest already."

"I did, listen I'm here if you wanna talk holler at me. Okay? No questions asked."

"Won't that make things weird between you and Ryan?"

"Did he really cheat on you?"

"Yes."

"The anytime you need to talk, I'm here"

"You don't care what his explanation is? Because he seems to think I should."

"There is no reason to cheat on anybody! If he hurt you I don't need an explanation." Kelly stormed out of the bathroom mad. How could Ryan do that. He never saw him hurting anyone, let alone Gabby. He walked in the common room to find that Ryan was back and had cooled down.

"How could you do that to her?" Kelly yelled angrily "What did she ever do to you? You know what I should do to you right now? Your lucky we're on shift!"

"You haven't heard my side of the story!" Ryan yelled back, mad that his best friend had jumped to his ex's defense.

"How can you explain the fact that you cheated on her? What's there to tell?"

"It's was an accident, if Gabby would just listen to me!"

"Well I'm listening so go ahead and tell me how it was an accident!"

"Can we talk somewhere else?"

"Lead the way"

"Look, me and Gabby had gotten in to a fight and I went out and got drunk, to be quite honest all I remember about the night is Gabby throwing the ring at me when she walked in the bedroom on us, and I barely remember that"

"Being drunk doesn't excuse anything, when you're drunk it gives you the courage to do what you wanna do sober, if I'm recalling what you told me once correctly!"

"That's different Kelly"

"There's nothing different about it. Did you want to hurt her? Was that your goal? Cause if it was, you reached it!" and with that Kelly walked away. He was so mad and if he didn't leave now, he may do something to get himself in trouble.

Everyone sat wondering what had went down between Gabby and Ryan, sure they had pieced together a little info from the fight they heard, but they wanted to know what really went down.

As for Gabby she just wanted to get out of there. So much for a great first shift, she thought!